Sins, Switzerland
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| Coordinates: 47°12′N 8°23′E / 47.200°N 8.383°ECoordinates: 47°12′N 8°23′E / 47.200°N 8.383°E | ||
| Country | Switzerland | |
| Canton | Aargau | |
| District | Muri | |
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| • Total | 20.3 km2 (7.8 sq mi) | |
| Elevation | 410 m (1,350 ft) | |
| Population (Dec 2015) | ||
| • Total | 4,243 | |
| • Density | 210/km2 (540/sq mi) | |
| Postal code | 5643 | |
| SFOS number | 4239 | |
| Surrounded by | Abtwil, Auw, Ballwil (LU), Dietwil, Hohenrain (LU), Hünenberg (ZG), Inwil (LU), Mühlau, Oberrüti | |
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Sins is a municipality in the district of Muri in the canton of Aargau in Switzerland.
Sins has an area, as of 2009[update], of 20.3 square kilometers (7.8 sq mi). Of this area, 14.64 km2 (5.65 sq mi) or 72.1% is used for agricultural purposes, while 3.54 km2 (1.37 sq mi) or 17.4% is forested. Of the rest of the land, 1.95 km2 (0.75 sq mi) or 9.6% is settled (buildings or roads), 0.1 km2 (25 acres) or 0.5% is either rivers or lakes and 0.01 km2 (2.5 acres) or 0.0% is unproductive land.
Of the built up area, industrial buildings made up 1.3% of the total area while housing and buildings made up 4.9% and transportation infrastructure made up 2.8%. Out of the forested land, 16.3% of the total land area is heavily forested and 1.2% is covered with orchards or small clusters of trees. Of the agricultural land, 45.3% is used for growing crops and 24.8% is pastures, while 2.0% is used for orchards or vine crops. All the water in the municipality is in rivers and streams.
The blazon of the municipal coat of arms is Argent three Roses Gules barbed seeded slipped and leaved proper issuant from Coupeaux Vert.
Sins has a population (as of December 2015[update]) of 4,243 As of June 2009[update], 14.9% of the population are foreign nationals. Over the last 10 years (1997–2007) the population has changed at a rate of 13.1%. Most of the population (as of 2000[update]) speaks German (92.7%), with Serbo-Croatian being second most common ( 2.0%) and Albanian being third ( 1.3%).
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